Photo caption: A surgical day is being held to treat people affected by Trachomatous Trichiasis in San Juan Cancuc, Chiapas.
San Juan Cancuc, Chiapas, October 5, 2023 – Mexico eliminated trachoma as a public health problem in April 2017, thereby becoming in the first country in the region to obtain the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Four key events highlight the importance of education and the guarantee of rights associated with sexual and reproductive health in the country.
Bogotá, September 29, 2023. In Colombia, the month of September has become an opportunity for reflection and action to promote sexual and reproductive health as a fundamental pillar of overall health and…
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA- 3 OCTOBER 2023- The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization in collaboration with the Ministries of Health and Education, with support from Improved Health of Women and Adolescent Girls in Situations of Vulnerability project funded by Canada, conducted two (2) Peer Education Trainings and created school…
Kingston, Jamaica, October 2, 2023 – In an effort to strengthen the readiness and capabilities of first response agencies and voluntary groups in the Cayman Islands, 43 individuals have received rigorous training and certification in Mass Casualty Management (MCM), with the recertification of local instructors. Sponsored by the Hazard Management…
Nassau, The Bahamas - Sept. 30th, 2023
The Ministry of Health and Wellness, PAHO/WHO, the Healthy Bahamas Coalition, and the Wellness Unit partnered to celebrate Caribbean Wellness Day and Wellness Week in the Americas 2023.
To observe Wellness Week, the collaborators hosted daily webinars that focused on various topics including mental health…
Washington DC, 28 September 2023 (PAHO) - Although there is not a high percentage of NCDs among the youth of St. Kitts and Nevis, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Hazel Laws, said the federation is in support of the ‘Policy on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’, during the 60th…
Washington DC, 27th September 2023 (PAHO) - Barbados added its voice to those nations who supported the ‘Policy on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’, during the 60th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization.
Minister of Health and Wellness of Barbados, Senator Dr…
Washington DC, 27 September 2023 (PAHO) - Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Molwyn Joseph, shared the progress being made with cervical cancer screening in his nation, a country which was the first in the Region of the Americas to apply PAHO/WHO guidance documents on Human papillomavirus (HPV)…
Kingston, Jamaica, September 22, 2023 (PAHO/WHO) - In recognition of the pivotal role that young people play in shaping the future, a group of Jamaican adolescents gathered in Kingston to discuss issues concerning their health and mental wellbeing at the “Empowering Adolescents to Lead Change using Health Data: Data-to-Action Workshop” held from…